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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said.
Several Irish bishops may be forced to retire by the Vatican following the church pedophile scandal, according to reports. Cardinal Sean Brady and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin have been asked to meet the Pope on Friday “to exchange information and evaluate the painful situation of the church in Ireland following the recent publication of the Murphy commission report."
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- On the eve of the U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pope Benedict XVI said protection of the environment requires more sober lifestyles and a rediscovery of the "moral dimension" of development.
ROME — Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented what he described as a steady diet of news about evil in the world, saying it hardens hearts, as he prayed at the Spanish Steps in a Christmas season tradition.
ROME (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented what he described as a steady diet of news about evil in the world, saying it hardens hearts, as he prayed at the Spanish Steps in a Christmas season tradition.
Pope Benedict is praying at the foot of the Spanish Steps, keeping a tradition that rings in the Roman holiday season.
ROME (AP) — Pope Benedict is praying at the foot of the Spanish Steps, keeping a tradition that rings in the Roman holiday season.
ROME (AP) - Pope Benedict is praying at the foot of the Spanish Steps, keeping a tradition that rings in the Roman holiday season.
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Pope Benedict XVI invited Ireland’s top clergy to Rome to be briefed on the “painful” situation in the country, two weeks after a report said Church authorities covered up abuse of children by priests.
William Wilson, a member of President Ronald Reagan's "kitchen cabinet" who was appointed the first U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, has died. He was 95.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has told world leaders attending the climate summit in Copenhagen that caring for God's creation requires they adopt sober and responsible lifestyles.
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has told world leaders attending the climate summit in Copenhagen that caring for God's creation requires they adopt sober and responsible lifestyles.
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has told world leaders attending the climate summit in Copenhagen that caring for God's creation requires they adopt sober and responsible lifestyles.
William A. Wilson, the first American to serve as ambassador to the Vatican and a member of President Ronald Reagan's "kitchen cabinet" of advisers, has died. He was 95.
William A. Wilson, the first American to serve as ambassador to the Vatican and a member of President Ronald Reagan's "kitchen cabinet" of advisers, has died. He was 95.
William A. Wilson, the first American to serve as ambassador to the Vatican and a member of President Ronald Reagan's "kitchen cabinet" of advisers, has died. He was 95.
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